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The great auk statue
Iceland

Great Auk Sculpture at Valahnúkamöl

This five-foot-tall bronze bird is a memorial to a species that was hunted out of existence.
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary
Kempton, Pennsylvania

Hawk Mountain Sanctuary

Beautiful views of the surrounding hills and birds of prey can be found at this sanctuary.
Birds of prey are a frequent sanctuary visitor.
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Thomas Sadler Roberts Bird Sanctuary

A hidden oasis in the heart of Minneapolis is also an Important Bird Area.
Lear's macaws are brightly colored and quite endangered.
insects

To Help a Rare Brazilian Parrot, Start With a Crossbow and Rappelling Beekeepers

A conservation team wanted to know if removing killer bees would make life easier for Lear's macaw.
Greg Uyeno February 15, 2021
cemeteries

How Cemetery Birdwatchers Try to Avoid Ruffling Feathers

Avian enthusiasts in Ontario and elsewhere tread carefully to respect somber spaces and the wildlife that thrives there.
Grace Hunter January 22, 2021
After a thorough cleaning, this column capital showed off striking color.
temples

The Messy Business of Scrubbing 2,000 Years of Bird Poop From an Egyptian Temple

The crap covered up cartouches and constellations.
Isaac Schultz January 13, 2021
Ubud, Indonesia

Blanco Renaissance Museum

Visitors to this museum will find architectural oddities, an art gallery, and an unlikely bird sanctuary.
Aimoldir Dayanbek proudly displays her champion eagle at the 2020 Sagsai Eagle Hunting Festival.
animals

How a Young Eagle Huntress Kicks Butt at a Kazakh Tradition

10-year old Aimoldir Dayanbek is out there beating grown men.
Winnie Lee December 4, 2020
The Wren's Eggs
Whitehead, Northern Ireland

The Wren's Eggs

These huge glacial erratics are humorously named after a much much smaller bird.
Carnlough, Northern Ireland

Paddy the Pigeon Plaque

A harbor town pays tribute to a heroic wartime carrier pigeon.
Spectators to the power struggle can come from miles around.
forests

Acorn Woodpeckers Have Multi-Day Wars, and Birds Come From All Around to Watch

A window into complex avian sociopolitical lives.
Luna Shyr September 15, 2020
The Micronesian kingfishers hunkered down quite peacefully.
zoos

The Kingfishers That Shacked Up at the Start of the Pandemic Aren’t Sick of Each Other Yet

Before the birds moved in together, they had to learn to "howdy."
Jessica Leigh Hester July 28, 2020
From May 11th to October 15th, the six usho of Gifu City perform their ancestral work.
medieval

The Japanese Seabirds Who Fish for the Emperor

With only nine master fishermen left, a centuries-old tradition is at risk.
Luke Fater July 27, 2020
Love From Afar.
San Juan Capistrano, California

Arroyo Bird Park

This park is home to well over 100 handmade birdhouses.
Small beaches along the Potomac River
Indian Head, Maryland

Chapman State Park

A state park that once served as an important river crossing, and now offers protected lands for endangered plants and animals.
libraries

The Library-Themed Livestream Where Birds Stretch Their Wings

A little "library" that's literally for the birds.
Claire Voon June 12, 2020
Patrice Potier: father, falconer, showman par excellence.
flight

These French Falconers Are a Family Act

Their diverse, globetrotting work is equal parts science and spectacle.
Emily Monaco June 11, 2020
Bath Road Heronry Photographers
Peninsula, Ohio

Bath Road Heronry

Beside a busy highway, a colony of Great Blue Herons raises hundreds of offspring each year.